Man struck, killed in hit-and-run

A 24-year-old Webster man was struck and killed walking on the ramp from Cudworth Road to Interstate 395 north by a vehicle that left the scene late Tuesday night, state police said.

The victim was identified as Jeremy Paige. Mr. Paige was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester, where he was pronounced dead.

State police are investigating the possibility that a tractor-trailer was involved in the fatal accident about 11:10 p.m. Tuesday.

By interviewing witnesses and examining physical evidence at the accident scene, state police investigators were able to connect a possible tractor-trailer to the nearby LKQ Corp., an automobile and truck parts provider. They determined that a truck associated with the company had been in the area of the accident about the same time Mr. Paige was struck.

State police contacted the company’s dispatch office and arranged for the company to instruct the driver to pull over and wait for state troopers to arrive. The 44-year-old driver from Dracut was on Interstate 93 northbound, near Exit 37C, in Woburn when he stopped.

No charges were filed against the driver and the truck was towed and impounded for further examination for evidence, according to state police.